"Milford," said Walsh when asked on WCVB TV's OTR for his preference if Suffolk Downs fails in its ongoing efforts to obtain a license. "Again, I have to have discussions with the different mayors and the proponents."

East Boston residents rejected a proposal to site a casino at the Suffolk Downs race track. Owners of the track are now considering a plan to build the casino in Revere where voters approved the project. Boston would receive some revenues if that plan was approved by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission.

"They're talking about building the casino there (Revere) and the hotels on the Boston side, but again, the impact on Boston would be great, just like the Everett casino," he said, "with little return so I have some concerns about that."

Walsh said on OTR he plans to sit down with the owners of Suffolk Downs shortly to discuss the matter.

On other issues, Walsh said his top priority among key appointments will be finding a school superintendent.

"Schools is the most important right out of the box," said Walsh. "School superintendent is one of those positions that I don't have the luxury of not picking the right person."

He told NewsCenter 5 he is likely to look nationwide for the next Boston public school leader, but for other agencies like the police department and Boston Redevelopment Authority "there are a lot of talented people" already in those departments.

Walsh also said the first test of his leadership skills will be the first contract he must negotiate as mayor.

"We're going to see it my first contract negotiations, whoever is out of the box first," he said.

He would not offer hints on what is an appropriate raise for Boston police, now waiting for a City Council vote on an arbitration award of 25 percent over 6 years.

His message to the Boston business community which primarily supported Walsh's opponent John Connolly was simple.

"They're going to find out real quickly that I'm their mayor as well," he said.

He said the next head of the BRA should be someone with "deep knowledge" but also someone who brings "transparency" to the agency.

Walsh will be announcing both his transition teams and inaugural committee Friday.

On the question of a possible City Hall wedding to his partner Lorrie Higgins, Walsh laughed.

"We'll see ... we'll work on the transition," he said.

But he said there would not be a wedding this weekend when they head off to the Turks and Caicos for a short vacation.

Asked who was the first person to call him "Mr. Mayor," Walsh paused and said he believed it was Higgin's daughter Lauren.

But he said, laughing, he's confident Lorrie will never call him Mr. Mayor, privately or publicly.

Both Charlotte Golar-Richie and John F. Barros have been confirmed for the Walsh transition team, NewsCenter 5 Janet Wu reported.

BROWN SAYS SHE DIDN'T WANT HER HUSBAND ARRESTED BUT POLICE STILL TOOK LIMB HIM INTO CUSTODY. DURING THE TAPING OF OUR O.T.R. SHOW, MARTY WALSH SAID IF THERE IS NO CASINO IN BOSTON HE WOULD RATHER HAVE IT FARTHER AWAY AND TOLD JANET WU WHERE HE IS GOING TO LOOK FOR CERTAIN KEY APPOINTMENTS. MAYOR ELECT MARTY WALSH SAID ON O.T.R. HE PLANS TO SIT DOWN WITH THE OWNERS OF SUFFOLK DOWNS SOON BUT ALREADY HAS PLANS FOR WHAT WORKS FOR BOSTON IF THE CASINO IS BUILD IN REVERE. MAYBE HOTELS ON THE BOSTON SIDE. THE IMPACTS WOULD BE GREAT WITH LITTLE RETURNS AND I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THAT. IF IT IS NOT IN BOSTON WOULD YOU PREFER MILFORD FOR EVERETT. PROBABLY MILFORD. JUST SO YOU ODD HAVEN'T TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEMS. I HAVE TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DIFFERENT MAYORS AND THE PROPONENTS. ON THE QUESTION OF KEY APPOINTMENTS, PICKING THE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT. HE HAS IDEAS ABOUT WHERE HE WILL LOOK FOR THE TOP PEOPLE IN MAJOR SLOTS. I THINK THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS IS A NATIONWIDE SEARCH. THE B.R.A. DIRECTOR, TALENTED PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND IN THE STATE AND IN THE POLICE COMMISSION. WE HAVE TALENTED PEOPLE WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BUT WE HAVE TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH AND LOOK OUTSIDE AS WELL. AS FOR THE TRANSITION TO BECOMING MAYOR HE SAID IT HIT HIM HARD AND WITH A START THIS MORNING WHEN HE WOKE UP. I HEARD A HELICOPTER OUTSIDE AND WHEN I WOKE UP AND HAD A CONCERN THAT THE BUS DRIVERS WERE ON STRIKE. THEY WEREN'T. IS THERE GOING TO BE A CITY HALL WEDDING? WE'LL SEE. I WILL WORK ON THE TRANSITION YES. PROMISED NO WEDDING THIS